Calpis BarTime

Calpis BarTime is a cassis orange cocktail mixer which uses Brazilian oranges. It was developed in collaboration with Shinobu Ishigaki 石垣忍 who has been dubbed the world's No. 1 bartender after winning an international cocktail competition in 2005.

http://www.calpis.co.jp/products/alcohol/btt_cassis.html

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Meiji Kagome Vegetable Lifestyle 100

Kagome Vegetable Lifestyle 100 is a popular vegetable drink from the largest vegetable juice maker in Japan, Kagome. The 100 stands for 100% vegetable juice and 100% of a day's recommended intake of green and yellow vegetables. But when it is goes through Meiji's nationwide home delivery network (second only in size to that of Yakult), it turns into a co-brand with Meiji.　明治カゴメ野菜生活100

http://catalog-p.meiji.co.jp/products/deliveryfoods/vegetable_others/090301/090301-01.html

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Hard Rock Cafe China Town Pin

This pin not only notes 15 years of the Yokohama Hard Rock Cafe, but the Chinese outfit also symbolizes Yokohama to most Japanese as Japan's largest Chinatown is located in Yokohama.

http://www.hardrockjapan.com/limited_pins/2012_yokohama_tour04.asp

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Morinaga Lipton Tea

Lipton chilled and dried teas are sold through Morinaga in Japan (PET bottle drinks go through Suntory). 森永、 リプトン

http://www.liptonchilled.com/

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The Premium Calpis

Calpis is fermented drink which contains dairy but is classified as a lactic acid drink, therefore at least by one measure putting more squarely in competition with offerings by Yakult than with yogurt drinks. The original idea came from a Mongolian cultured milk called airag. The name Calpis comes from calcium plus the Sanskrit word for butter according to Wikipedia and is one of the most common jokes or topics of conversation for people new to Japan (because of the name sounds like what a cow would do after a night of heavy drinking). Calpis is now a subsidiary of Ajinomoto.

The brand was first introduced in 1919, and there are many product extensions, making it one of the most well recognized food brands in Japan. This product, The Premium Calpis, is as it's name implies a premium version which promises a richer flavor, better aftertaste, better aroma and all Japanese ingredients. It also comes in a smaller size and at a higher price.

http://www.calpis.co.jp/products/milkybeverage/premium12.html

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Meiji Chocolate Covered Karl Snacks

Meiji has introduced two chocolate covered versions of their Karl snacks - one a regular chocolate flavor and the other a matcha green tea flavored chocolate. Probably not an item for a healthy choices menu, but fans of this product line always expect new and interesting varieties. 明治、カール

http://www.meiji.co.jp/sweets/snack/karl/

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Hard Rock Cafe Panda Pin

This Hard Rock Cafe pin with the pandas looks Chinese, but in most Japanese minds is immediately associated with the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo because they have long had pandas on display. Therefore it makes complete since for the Ueno Hard Rock Cafe to feature these pins.

http://www.hardrockjapan.com/limited_pins/2012_ueno_panda10.asp

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Morinaga Kraft Cheeses

Kraft branded cheeses are sold through Morinaga in Japan (Mozzarella, Camembert, cheese cake, sliced). クラフト、森永

http://www.morinagamilk.co.jp/products/cheese/

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Meiji Retro Karl Packaging

The packaging for these pizza flavored Meiji Karl snacks reproduces the design used in 1979. You can see that the drawing also predates the current Karl character.

http://www.meiji.co.jp/sweets/snack/karl/

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Hard Rock Cafe Sumo Guitar Pin

It appears there are enough Hard Cafe pin collectors to keep new versions coming out fairly often. This is a cute one which is clearly Japanese.

http://www.hardrockjapan.com/limited_pins/2012_tokyo_sumo_guitar.asp

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